buffalo_bill Posted September 23, 2015 Report Share Posted September 23, 2015 The papers this morning say the wordwide reputation of German engineering has practically evaporated following the VW-case . Apart from the problem where the next best engineering geniuses may come from I would like to confirm that only yesterday I did receive 6 original Bavarian veal sausages from the Oktoberfest and the were immaculate . Please refrain from wrongly deciding in favour of secondary products . I make a large share of my relatively comfortable living from supplying components for defect VW / Audi engines . Nuff said . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baa99 Posted September 23, 2015 Report Share Posted September 23, 2015 ... I make a large share of my relatively comfortable living from supplying components for defect VW / Audi engines . Nuff said . So you can be the fall guy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mekong Posted September 23, 2015 Report Share Posted September 23, 2015 Apart from the problem where the next best engineering geniuses may come from German Engineering is just a fallacy nowadays, many German companies may have Project Management teams based in Stuttgart or Munich but a lot of the Engineering is outsourced to the Indian sub continent Even I, as a non German (and a non Indian I may add) am quite high up the ladder with a German Engineering Consultancy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waerth Posted September 24, 2015 Report Share Posted September 24, 2015 The Germans hire Brits ...... oh my no wonder the standards go down the drain! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cavanami Posted September 24, 2015 Report Share Posted September 24, 2015 ...and my good friend, a Dutchman, has been working in Germany for over 30 years...cheaper taxes (he is Dutch)...so that raises the quality level 1 Dutchman = x UKs :stirthepo :stirthepo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buffalo_bill Posted September 24, 2015 Report Share Posted September 24, 2015 German Engineering is just a fallacy nowadays, many German companies may have Project Management teams based in Stuttgart Daimler , as they happen to be in Stuttgart , employ currently ca 17000 engineers in car development and like all competitors desperately seek more . How many Indians do they manage do you think for example drivetrain development which India is famous for ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 24, 2015 Report Share Posted September 24, 2015 Nice one Martin good job done that's how you do it .. enjoy your retirement Volkswagen CEO leaves with huge pension Martin Winterkorn is walking away from Volkswagen with a massive pension pot worth over €28m. And as he stepped down, rather than being fired, he could also collect two years pay despite the emissions scandal. http://www.theguardi...4b0855df1def966 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mekong Posted September 24, 2015 Report Share Posted September 24, 2015 The Beetles 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buffalo_bill Posted September 24, 2015 Report Share Posted September 24, 2015 The system of throwing millions after resigning CEO´s has been invented in the USA , so better complain there . Winterkorn has at least done a brilliant job over the last 8 years , it is a pity he has to leave . Certainly a sacrifice looking at the US . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zzzz Posted September 24, 2015 Report Share Posted September 24, 2015 In the last six months, VW stocks have lost about half of their value. About half million cars in US and 11 million worldwide are affected. There could be a class action suit by the owners of these cars to recoup their losses. Because of this problem, their cars are worth less now. There is a possibility that VW may not have enough to pay the fines and the pissed-off owners. It's hard to imagine that VW could cease to operate. In the 60's, I owned a VW Bug in my youth (except for the winshield wipers, it was a decent car) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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